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6 - 10 January: Coming up in the Commons

This week’s business was announced in the Commons Chamber by the Leader of the House of Commons on Thursday 19 December. It is possible that changes will be made to the schedule of business throughout the week. Any changes will be reflected in What's On in Parliament.

Monday 6 January

14.30 – Questions to the Ministry of Defence.

Followed by Urgent Questions and/or Ministerial Statements.

Main Business –

  • Debate on seizing frozen Russian assets to fund Ukraine.
  • Debate on backlogs in the NHS.

The subjects for these debates were determined by the Backbench Business Committee.

Adjournment Debate – Funding for policing in Cambridgeshire - Ben Obese-Jecty (Huntingdon).

Westminster Hall:

16:30 - E-petition 700143 relating to a general election - Jamie Stone (Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross).

Tuesday 7 January

11.30 – Questions to the Department for Health and Social Care.

Followed by Urgent Questions and/or Ministerial Statements.

Main Business –

Adjournment Debate – Prevention-based road safety and community involvement - Andy MacNae (Rossendale and Darwen).

Westminster Hall debates:

  • 09:30 – Pay gaps in the workplace - Dawn Butler (Brent East).
  • 11.00 – National resilience and preparedness - Richard Foord (Honiton and Sidmouth).
  • 14.30 – Fiscal impact of the Autumn Budget 2024 on Scotland - Gregor Poynton (Livingston).
  • 16:00 – Government support for town centres - Luke Murphy (Basingstoke).
  • 16:30 – Potential impact of changes to employers' National Insurance contributions on the charity sector - Joe Robertson (Isle of Wight East).

Wednesday 8 January

11.30 – Questions to the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology. 

12.00 – Prime Minister’s Questions

Followed by Urgent Questions and/or Ministerial Statements.

Main Business –

Adjournment Debate – Role of expert witnesses and the trial of Lucy Letby - David Davis (Goole and Pocklington).

Westminster Hall debates:

  • 09:30 –  Social housing tenants and antisocial behaviour - Lee Anderson (Ashfield).
  • 11.00 – Decarbonising homes and heat batteries - Deirdre Costigan (Ealing Southall).
  • 14.30 – Transport links between Scotland and the rest of the UK - John Lamont (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk).
  • 16:00 – Welfare for children and young people with cancer - Clive Jones (Wokingham).
  • 16:30 – Provision of playgrounds by local authorities - Tom Hayes (Bournemouth East).

Thursday 9 January

09.30 – Questions to the Department for Transport.

Followed by Urgent Questions

Business Statement from the Leader of the House of Commons

Followed by Ministerial Statements

Main Business –

  • General debate on tackling violence against women and girls.

Adjournment Debate – Provision of debt advice services - Stella Creasy (Walthamstow).

Westminster Hall debates:

13:30 –  Impact of conflict on women and girls - Alice Macdonald (Norwich North)

Friday 10 January

The House will not be sitting.